Cancer cachexia, is a syndrome characterized by weight loss, anorexia and malnutrition, which has been shown in about 50%-80% of cancer patients and accounts for 20% of the causes cancer-related mortality. IL-6 (Interukin-6) is an inflammatory factor shown frequently in cancer cachexia patients. The aim of our study was to investigate the association between IL-6 and nutritional status in metastatic cancer patients
 We measured serum IL-6 level in blood samples were collected from a total of 31 metastatic cancer patients. Samples were divided into two groups high and normal IL-6 level, and we analyzed the correlation with nutritional status through blood test.
Of 31 patients, 15 showed normal level of IL-6. The other 16 patients with high IL-6 level showed decrease of hemoglobin, protein, albumin, vitamin D, zinc, selenium, and increase of CRP (c-Reactive Protein).(p<0.05)
Patients with high IL-6 are strongly necessary appropriate nutritional management before going into cachexia due to the fact that they show malnutrition not regardless of their body weight.

01 - ASSOCIATION BETWEEN IL-6 AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN METASTATIC CANCER PATIENTS